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Hollywood, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90028. It lies near Brush Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Hollywood quadrangle.

Hollywood within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hollywood, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Hollywood, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

On record in Hollywood

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 9 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 42 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

95 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Hollywood between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,026 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined60
Smoking15
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2009Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaEAST FIRE
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
14 September 2016Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
10 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hollywood: 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed AditGold, CopperProspect
Unnamed Calcite OccurrenceCalciumProspect
CahuengaGoldProspect
Elysian Park PlantClayPast Producer
Forest Lawn PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
J. JensenClayUnknown
K & KClayPast Producer
Westlake & SonsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Westlake and SonsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Brush Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

9 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollywood in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2026Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in the Hollywood area.
March 2025Flash FloodNorth Hollywood-Strong thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding in the city of Los Angeles. At the intersection of Highway 101 and Campo de Cahuenga, significant road flooding was reported.
February 2023Flash FloodNorth Hollywood-Heavy rainfall generated flash flooding on Highway 101 near Campo de Cahuenga. All lanes of the 101 experienced significant flooding.
August 2023Flash FloodNorth Hollywood-Heavy rain generated flash flooding near the community of Burbank. Northbound lanes of Highway 170 were flooded.
December 2023Debris FlowWest Hollywood-A significant mud and debris flow damaged a patio at a residence in Beverly Hills.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindHollywood-A severe thunderstorm knocked down seven power poles near Hollywood.
September 2007Flash FloodHollywood-California Highway Patrol reported significant flooding at the intersection of Highway 101 and Los Feliz Boulevard.
March 2006Flash FloodNorth Hollywood-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in the North Hollywood area. California Highway Patrol reported the car pool lane of SR-170 was closed at Riverside Drive due to flooding.
March 2002High WindHollywood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Los Angeles County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Whitley Heights0.7 miles43
Hollywood Heights0.9 miles43
Outpost Estates1.3 miles43
Larchmont Village1.8 miles42
West Hollywood1.9 miles42
Windsor Square2.1 miles42
Hancock Park2.1 miles42
Crescent2.6 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660757. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.